Women’s History Month nominees due Feb. 2
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations to recognize women who have made a significant impact to the Jacksonville community. Ten local women will be selected as finalists, with four women to be featured as honorees on the annual poster celebrating Women’s History Month. They […]
Endorsements arrive on behalf of business advocacy group
JAXBIZ, a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization affiliated with JAX Chamber, has made endorsements in the nine Jacksonville City Council races that have an incumbent seeking re-election. The board conducted interviews with each candidate and considered their records and stances on economic development issues that are important to the business community, including the harbor deepening project […]
Making Music, Making History
It was a first for Unity Plaza and for the Brooklyn area, as the event space directly adjacent to Hallmark Partners 220 Riverside development rolled out its first musical performance with holiday flare. The event, dubbed the First Annual Tree Lighting & Holiday Social afforded behind the scenes tours of Unity Plaza for neighbors and […]
Dedication, performance — a true patriotic treat
As the sound of patriotism bellowed through the twilight, locals were treated to the sound of horns, woodwinds, drums and songs dedicated to the American tradition. The special evening was hosted by the Memorial Park Association alongside the Navy Band Southeast on the eve of Veteran’s Day in Riverside’s Memorial Park. As the band […]
Annual gingerbread display doesn’t disappoint
The builders and sponsors of more than 30 gingerbread creations for the 13th annual Gingerbread House Extravaganza hosted by the Jacksonville Historical Society were honored at a preview party on Dec. 2 at Old St. Andrew’s Church. The houses are on display from now through Dec. 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. […]
Giving back when others often just give up
Traditionally viewed as that time of life when the rocking chair was pretty much all that a retiree looked forward to, now – thanks to better health and greater opportunities – more and more seniors are out the door and on the go. When they are “seniors on a mission” it’s even better – for […]
Bleeding kindness for kids and community
Kind, committed and hardworking – qualities that describe both a bus driver and a blood donor, who just happens to be one and the same: Harold Green. Green, 74, has driven a school bus from pick up locations in Ponte Vedra Beach to the Bolles School Bartram Campus and back for the past nine years. […]
Lee Mercier
Lee Mercier remembers how hard his father worked as a General Electric Plant employee when he was growing up in Trenton, New Jersey. He also remembers his father volunteering to serve on the board of an orphanage, where Mercier attended Christmas parties for children who looked sad despite their gifts. Later, he learned that those […]
